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Beijing Bound – good luck to our University Olympians
By Rod Warnecke

With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a few weeks away, the University of Melbourne will again be well-represented by currently enrolled students, alumni and Sports Association club members. Keep an eye out for the following members of the University family as they represent Australia and strive for gold on the world’s largest sporting stage.

David Crawshay
An Arts graduate with Honours, David is competing in his second Olympic Games having finished 7th in the men’s quad scull in Athens. Rowing in the men’s double scull in Beijing alongside team-mate Scott Brennan, the Australian’s are coming off a bronze medal at Swiss World Cup last month. David is also the men’s captain of the Australian rowing team.

Kim Crow
Kim, a Law/Media Communications student, will be competing in rowing’s pair alongside partner Sarah Cook. Having taken up the sport only two years ago after a series of foot injuries (she was a nationally-ranked 400m hurdler), Kim is a perfect example of how elite-athletes can resurrect careers in other physically-suited sports. With a swag of World Championship and World Cup medals already in her possession, an Olympic medal (hopefully gold) beckons! Kim is one of the University’s current High Performance Scholarship holders.

Angela Darby
In her second year of a Bachelor of Architecture, Angela will be Australia’s sole female representative in Modern Pentathlon. Combining pistol shooting, fencing’s epee, swimming, equestrian show jumping and cross country running, Modern Pentathlon is often referred to as the true Olympic sport. Angela is the reigning Victorian, Australian U/20 and Oceania Champion (she’s also a High Performance Scholarship holder).

Sarah Heard
Sarah is a Melbourne University Boat Club member and the stroke for the Australian women’s rowing eight.

James Marburg
James rows in the men’s four (the boat made famous by Melbourne University alumnus Nick Green and the Awesome Foursome) and had to qualify for the Beijing Games by finishing first in the June World Cup in Poland. He is a Melbourne University Boat Club member.

Cameron McKenzie-McHarg
A Science graduate, Cameron was also a member of the men’s four with James Marburg. He is a former High Performance Scholarship recipient and a Sports Blue for rowing.

Amber Parkinson
Having graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Arts in 2002 (having previously completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1998), Amber will be representing Australian in fencing’s epee. Amber s the current national champion in the Epee and was the silver medalist in the 2008 Asian Fencing Championships. Whilst at University, Amber won six consecutive Blues for fencing, and was an inaugural Friends of the Sports Association Scholarship recipient.

Lizzie Patrick
A member of Melbourne University Boat Club, Lizzie will cox the Australian women’s rowing eight in Beijing.

Catriona Sens
Competing in her second Olympic Games (she was a member of the women’s eight in Athens), Catriona will row in the double scull alongside team-mate Sonia Mills. Catriona is a member of Melbourne University Boat Club.

Sarah Tait
Sarah is studying Natural Resource Management and will be competing in rowing’s eight in Beijing. Having competed in Athens 2004, Sarah is the lone survivor of the infamous women’s Eight crew that crashed out of medal contention when team-mate Sally Robbins stopped rowing. Sarah is the women’s captain of the Australian rowing team.

Eugenia Tanaka
Eugenia is a recent Food Science graduate and will be representing Australia in women’s doubles for badminton along with her partner Tania Luiz.

In addition to these Olympians, Melbourne University Sport would like to acknowledge the efforts of those amongst the University’s sporting community that just missed selection for Beijing. Karsten Fosterling (MUBC member), Alice McNamara (Commerce/Science student and reigning World Champion in the women’s lightweight quad scull) and Phoebe Stanley (2008 Science graduate and former High Performance Scholarship recipient) will all be Olympic rowing reserves for the Beijing Games. Victoria Brown (Property & Construction student) was amongst the last members of the Australian Stingers women’s water polo squad to be cut, while Chris Gronow (water polo) and Lachlan Norris (mountain biking) had also been in contention for selection in the lead-up to Beijing. Matthew Guest (Medicine student) was also a late omission from the Canadian men’s hockey team.

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For further information, contact:
Rod Warnecke, Sport Development Manager
P: +613 8344 8891
Fax: +613 8344 5583
Email: rod.warnecke@unimelb.edu.au


Home Membership Facilities Group Fitness Health Services Clubs Sport and Recreation Ski Lodge About Us Contact Us News Archive Merchandise	Beijing Bound – good luck to our University Olympians By Rod Warnecke With the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a few weeks away, the University of Melbourne will again be well-represented by currently enrolled students, alumni and Sports Association club members. Keep an eye out for the following members of the University family as they represent Australia and strive for gold on the world’s largest sporting stage. *David Crawshay* An Arts graduate with Honours, David is competing in his second Olympic Games having finished 7th in the men’s quad scull in Athens. Rowing in the men’s double scull in Beijing alongside team-mate Scott Brennan, the Australian’s are coming off a bronze medal at Swiss World Cup last month. David is also the men’s captain of the Australian rowing team. *Kim Crow* Kim, a Law/Media Communications student, will be competing in rowing’s pair alongside partner Sarah Cook. Having taken up the sport only two years ago after a series of foot injuries (she was a nationally-ranked 400m hurdler), Kim is a perfect example of how elite-athletes can resurrect careers in other physically-suited sports. With a swag of World Championship and World Cup medals already in her possession, an Olympic medal (hopefully gold) beckons! Kim is one of the University’s current High Performance Scholarship holders. *Angela Darby* In her second year of a Bachelor of Architecture, Angela will be Australia’s sole female representative in Modern Pentathlon. Combining pistol shooting, fencing’s epee, swimming, equestrian show jumping and cross country running, Modern Pentathlon is often referred to as the true Olympic sport. Angela is the reigning Victorian, Australian U/20 and Oceania Champion (she’s also a High Performance Scholarship holder). *Sarah Heard* Sarah is a Melbourne University Boat Club member and the stroke for the Australian women’s rowing eight. *James Marburg* James rows in the men’s four (the boat made famous by Melbourne University alumnus Nick Green and the Awesome Foursome) and had to qualify for the Beijing Games by finishing first in the June World Cup in Poland. He is a Melbourne University Boat Club member. *Cameron McKenzie-McHarg* A Science graduate, Cameron was also a member of the men’s four with James Marburg. He is a former High Performance Scholarship recipient and a Sports Blue for rowing. *Amber Parkinson* Having graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Arts in 2002 (having previously completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1998), Amber will be representing Australian in fencing’s epee. Amber s the current national champion in the Epee and was the silver medalist in the 2008 Asian Fencing Championships. Whilst at University, Amber won six consecutive Blues for fencing, and was an inaugural Friends of the Sports Association Scholarship recipient. *Lizzie Patrick* A member of Melbourne University Boat Club, Lizzie will cox the Australian women’s rowing eight in Beijing. *Catriona Sens* Competing in her second Olympic Games (she was a member of the women’s eight in Athens), Catriona will row in the double scull alongside team-mate Sonia Mills. Catriona is a member of Melbourne University Boat Club. *Sarah Tait* Sarah is studying Natural Resource Management and will be competing in rowing’s eight in Beijing. Having competed in Athens 2004, Sarah is the lone survivor of the infamous women’s Eight crew that crashed out of medal contention when team-mate Sally Robbins stopped rowing. Sarah is the women’s captain of the Australian rowing team. *Eugenia Tanaka* Eugenia is a recent Food Science graduate and will be representing Australia in women’s doubles for badminton along with her partner Tania Luiz. In addition to these Olympians, Melbourne University Sport would like to acknowledge the efforts of those amongst the University’s sporting community that just missed selection for Beijing. *Karsten Fosterling* (MUBC member), Alice McNamara (Commerce/Science student and reigning World Champion in the women’s lightweight quad scull) and *Phoebe Stanley* (2008 Science graduate and former High Performance Scholarship recipient) will all be Olympic rowing reserves for the Beijing Games. Victoria Brown (Property & Construction student) was amongst the last members of the Australian Stingers women’s water polo squad to be cut, while Chris Gronow (water polo) and Lachlan Norris (mountain biking) had also been in contention for selection in the lead-up to Beijing. Matthew Guest (Medicine student) was also a late omission from the Canadian men’s hockey team. - END - For further information, contact: Rod Warnecke, Sport Development Manager P: +613 8344 8891 Fax: +613 8344 5583 Email: rod.warnecke@unimelb.edu.au